Pre-Planning Checklist - Memories Chapel & Pre-Planning Centre

There are many things that need to be done at the time of a funeral. Some estimates say there are more than 200 things that need to be taken care of at the time of a death and in the planning of the funeral. Many of these items can be planned for and discussed ahead of time alleviating the family of the stress of deciding what their loved one would have wanted. Your funeral director can help with many of the items and would be more than willing to help work through this with you.

Some of the more common items that need attention at the time of a death are:

notifying the doctor or medical examiner

notify the funeral director

arrange for a plot or the interment at the cemetery

call the relatives

notify employer

arrange for a musicians or music for the service

decide on pallbearers or urnbearer

notify insurance companies

place newspaper notices

select clothing for the deceased

select a casket

choose floral arrangements

decide on location for the service

arrange transportation for the family

in addition to...

providing vital statistic information to the funeral home

preparing and signing necessary papers

answering innumerable phone calls and messages

greeting friends and relatives who call

providing lodging for out-of-town guests

and pay for some or all of the following:

ambulance fees

cemetery costs

flowers

clergy

organist

soloist

musicians

funeral home costs

cemetery monument

By pre-planning, you eliminate most of these. Don't you think it is a good idea to plan ahead?

Start pre-planning today. Contact us on how to get started. Make it easier for those you love.

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